Abuja vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
76
😀 Quality of life
22
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Abuja is 115% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3914th and 7072nd ($1514 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9057th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$836

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$852
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540